REGINA, Sask. – University of Lethbridge goaltender Crystal Patterson and her teammates pulled out all the stops on Saturday night with a 4-0 shutout win over the Regina Cougars in Canada West women’s hockey action at the Co-operators Centre.

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Jenna-Marie Durnin, Megan Bailey and Kirsten Reeves with two goals put up the winning total for the Pronghorns while second year goaltender Crystal Patterson stood solid in net, stopping all 33 shots to secure the 4-0 win.

The Pronghorns’ victory improves their record to 8-4-0, tying them for first in Canada West with 16 points while the Cougars drop to sixth place with a 4-6-0 record.

The first two periods were fairly evenly played with both teams exchanging several power play opportunities. At one point the Cougars were able to keep the Pronghorns off the board while being down two skaters in the latter part of the second period. Despite their efforts on the penalty kill, the Cougars were unable to ward off Lethbridge’s Reeves as she opened up the scoring with a power play goal at the end of the second period.

The third period saw three quick unanswered Pronghorns goals as Reeves, Durnin and Bailey added the final goals in the final four minutes of the game. Lethbridge veteran Shelby Ballendine recorded assists on three of the team’s four goals in the victory.